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Tough on tax, but is it all talk? FactCheck
The claim
“We’re also asking wealthy people to pay more tax, we’ve put more resources, a billion pounds more resources, into HMRC’s work on cracking down on tax dodging … to raise an extra £9bn a year by the end of this parliament.”
- Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury, 22 May 2013
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FactCheck: the cost of heterosexual civil partnerships
Extending the right to a civil partnership could to straight couples could cost the state up to £4bn, according to countless headlines. FactCheck isn’t convinced.
FactCheck: Hunt for the truth on the A&E ‘crisis’
Can accident and emergency departments really be hitting their targets if the system is in danger of meltdown? FactCheck finds out.
FactCheck Q&A: police killers and life time sentences
After the home secretary announces plans to ensure people convicted of killing police officers get life for life, FactCheck digs in to the announcement.
FactCheck: Why did Huhne and Pryce get out early?
It was widely reported today that Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce had been given time off “for good behaviour”. But there is no such thing, as FactCheck finds out…
FactCheck: IDS finally rapped by statistics watchdog
The chairman of the UK Statistics Authority backs our Fiction verdict on Iain Duncan Smith’s benefit cap claims.
FactCheck: Is Nigel Lawson right about quitting the EU?
A big intervention from one of the former heavyweights of the Thatcher era. But is Nigel Lawson right that EU membership is a burden for UK businesses?
Ifs and butts of the fag packet argument – FactCheck
First we hear the government wants to ban branded fag packets, then we hear they don’t. FactCheck does some ashen-faced digging.
FactCheck: can Scotland avoid paying UK debt?
It’s a simple threat from the SNP: if an independent Scotland can’t keep the UK’s currency, it doesn’t have to take on the country’s debts. But is there any legal
FactCheck: should we make the school day longer?
Longer school days and shorter holidays could improve our academic performance, thinks Michael Gove. Top marks for the education secretary?
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